Shade-holder.



E. T. S'I'ODDARD- SHADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28,1909.

Patnted Aug. 16,1910.

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EDWIN T. 'STODDAR1D, F "WHIT'IIER, EALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

Application filed ma as, 1909. .Se"rial no. 510,030.

- To all whom it may concern:

has for its object to provide a device of this character which may be easily and cheaply manufactured, being composed of. few and simple parts and which may be easily and quickly attached to anyelectric light bulb, "without the necessity for any special socket or without reference to the size of such bulb. For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and to acquire a. knowledge of the details of construction,

reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in

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Figure 1 1s a perspective view showlng my improved shade asap lied to an electric 1i ht bulb Fig. 2 is a ongitudinal section' 0 the shade; Fig, 3 isa detail view of the spring em loyed; and, Fig. i is a face view owing t e spring in normal -positi'on.- Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters. a r

My im roved'shade is especially adapted to drop ights such as are commonly used on desks and such like but can be used to equal advantage in various other adaptati ns. y

eferring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates th'e body portion of my improved shade and in the preferred form of the invention, such portion is formed of a single piece of material being without seams or folds. Stiff papei or card board may be used for this from the Stan point of manufacture and serving every purpose as a shade.

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certain purpose, being the cheapest portion of the body spring is coiled around the studs 3 and is provided at each end with the loops 4 to which the opposite ends of a small band or other suitable fastening means 5 are sccured.

Inuse the band is designed to encircle the bulb to which it is desired to attach the .shade as shown in Fig. 1, the tension of the spring 3 serving to firmly hold the same in positiom v It is t6 be understood that my invention is not limited to any shape of shade, design orconstruction of spring, but that various changes may be made in' the construction andarrangement of this andother parts of' the device without departing from the sope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. p

Having thus described the iuvent1on, what lsclalmed as new 1s:

1. A shade comprising a body portion, a COIIIPICSBIGII'SPIJHg secured thereto near one end thereof, the arms of said spring extend in'g longitudinally of the body portion and terminating about midway the ends thereof, and a band secured to said spring for holding the shade in position.

2. A shade comprisinga-dished body portion a compression spring secured thereto near one end thereof, the ends of said spring terminating about midway the ends of said body portion, loops formed in the ends of said'spring and a band secured at its ends to said loops for liolding the shade in position.

3. A shade, comprising a body portion, studssecured thereto, an til-shaped spring secured to said studs, and a band, the ends of which aresecured to the extremities of 

